530 LIVES OF THE PCRITANS. classed among the zealous sectaries ; and Edwards says, lie was formerly Lord Brook's coachman, and an earlypreacher. HANNIBAL GAMMON, A. M. was bOrn in the city of London, in 1585, and educated in Broadgates-hall, Oxford. i He was afterwards beneficed at Maugan n Cornwall, where he became a very popular preacher. 'On the commencement of the civil war he espoused the cause of the parliament, and was chosen one of the assembly of divines. Wood says, " he was much followed by the puritanical party for his edifying and practical preaching."+ He was author of " AnAssize Sermon," 1621.-" A Sermon at Lady Roberts's Funeral," 1627.-" Praise of a Godly Woman, a Wedding Sermon," 1627.-" God's Smiting to Amendment, an Assize Sermon," 1629. Mat. WAINWRIGHT was a beneficedminister in the county of Suffolk ; but he resigned hiS living, worth two hundred pounds a year, on account of his nonconformity. He would not hold his benefit any longer, because he deemed it anti- christian ; and after he had given it up, he said, " I have ever since asked God forgiveness for holding it." According to any author, he boasted that he had pulled down the bishops, and that he would do the same by the presbyterians.1: JOHN SIMS was a minister of the baptist persuasion, who preached at Hampton. In a journey to Taunton he was prevailed upon to preach in the parish church of Middlesoy. This gave so much offence to the dominant party, that he was seized by virtue of the act against iinordained ministers ; and the letters which he was to deliver to some pious friends were taken from him. These, with his examination, were sent to London, by way of complaint against hiin, and printed. The charges specified in the examination were, his preaching when unordained, and denying infant-baptism. He acknowledged the latter, and pleaded against the former, that, " as Peter was called to preach, so was he."§ * Edwards's Gangrwna, part Hi. p. 49. + Wood's Athena: Oxon. vol. ii. p. 26. t Edwards's Gangrwna, part iii. p. 81. Ibid. p. 50.-Crosby's Baptists, vol. i. p. 232, 233.
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